VILLA CARDS1960-1964

Villa bounced straight back to the top flight in 1960, after a season in which they had trounced the rest of Division 2 (in one match they stuck 11 goals past Charlton). Silverware was won again, as the first-ever League Cup came Villa's way in 1961.

League Cup winners: 1961

League Cup runners up: 1963

1960: Barratt (sweets) - Famous Footballers

[33] Peter McParland

1960: Chix (bubble gum) - Footballers (Double Picture)With or without printed backs. Looking like pairs of co-joined cards, these were in fact single cards with two images of the same player on each. (Consequent of the design, they are often found cut into halves.)

[12] Peter McParland

1960: Dickson Orde (sweets) - Footballers

[17] Peter McParland

[39] Nigel Sims

1960-61: A & BC (chewing gum) - Footballer

[8] Ron Wylie

[10] Les Smith

[70] Pat Saward

1961: Barratt (sweets) - Famous Footballers

[31] Peter McParland

[43] Gerry Hitchens

1961: Clevedon Confectionery (sweets) - Famous Footballers

[8] Peter McParland

[18] Jimmy Dugdale

1961: Leaf (sweets) - Footballers - Portrait & Caricature

[14] Peter McParland

1961: Leaf (sweets) - Footballers

[13] Gerry Hitchens

1961: Primrose (sweets) - Famous Footballers

[24] Pat Saward

[34] Peter McParland

1961: Amalgamated Tobacco ('Mills' Cigarettes) - Football Clubs and Badges [export set]Re-issue of the 1958 set from Lamberts of Norwich, for export and with French text at bottom. Other printings are known with no company details at the bottom, and also with completely plain backs.

[2] Aston Villa

1961-62: A & BC (chewing gum) - Footballer

[7] Nigel Sims

1961-62: Chix (bubble gum) - Famous FootballersCatalogued as circa 1960, but no doubt a little later (see script on back of the Villa card below).

[22] Johnny Dixon

1962: D C Thomson ('The Victor' comic) - Cup-Tie Stars Of All NationsPrinted in blocks of 12 (four strips of three), to be cut up and saved in a special wallet. Other Villa cards may exist - they will be added if and when discovered.

Peter McParland

c1962: Clevedon Confectionery (sweets) - Famous Football Clubs

[3] Aston Villa

1962-63: A & BC (chewing gum) - Footballer

[2] Bobby Thomson

[35] Jimmy McEwan

1963: Barratt (sweets) - Famous Footballers

[14] lan Deakin

1963-64: A & BC (chewing gum) - Footballer

[2] Derek Dougan

[37] John Sleeuwenhoek

[61] Bobby Thomson

1963-64: Ty-Phoo (tea) - Famous Football Clubs [1st series]A black and white card printed on the pack, plus a colour 'Premium' card. A second edition came out in 1965-6.

[2] Aston Villa

1964: Barratt (sweets) - Famous Footballers

[45] Tony Hateley

1964: Fleetway Publications (comics) - Footballers of 1964Given away with The Hurricane comic. Cards were printed in sheets to be cut up with scissors.